During the lectures of Marine Engineering A, the principles of operation and the design techniques for both marine propulsion plants and auxiliary systems will be illustrated. The rules leading the certification process will be analysed with some practical examples.
The course aims at providing students with the tools for a qualified design, from a technical standpoint and legal , facilities related to the propulsion of ships .
The teaching unit aims to introduce the fundamentals of designing propulsion and auxiliary systems for pleasure boats used for private purposes. The main components of these systems will be presented and described, providing students with basic knowledge and essential skills for applying the most relevant technical regulations.
Upon completion of the teaching unit, students will be able to perform the following tasks related to pleasure boats intended for private use:
Basic knowledge of physics, technical physics, thermal machines, naval architecture and hydrodynamics is indispensable for understanding the teaching content.
Ship Propulsion Plant
Ship Auxiliary Systems
The program may be modified during the course
All the slides used during the lectures and other teaching material will be available on aul@web.
Ricevimento: Office hour on request, book via aul@web or contact the professor.
According to lecture calendar: https://corsi.unige.it/corsi/8721.
MARINE ENGINEERING A
There will be 2 examination dates for the winter session (January-February) and 3 dates for the summer session (June, July and September). The examination consists of:
- Written examination the passing of which with a minimum mark of 16/30 is essential for admission to the oral examination.
- Oral examination consisting of 2 open questions on the teaching unit programme (approx. 15' per question). In order to pass the examination, the candidate is required to answer both oral questions sufficiently.
The written examination aims to assess the candidate's ability to solve a design problem by responding to a design and regulatory requirement, assuming missing data and resolving ambiguities, motivating and arguing the choices made and selecting the appropriate components from the catalogue.
The objective of the oral interview is to verify the student's ability to argue and critically reason on the topics learnt, to illustrate the more conceptual and theoretical aspects, as well as to apply the knowledge in simple practical problems by rapidly carrying out and adequately justifying realistic, even if approximate, quantitative evaluations in the absence of data and calculation tools.
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